The Year of Jiazi is here just around the corner.

After the New Year, Gongsun Xun, as the prefect of a county, mainly performed three trivial tasks.

First of all, they severely suppressed a group of powerful and aristocratic families.

As a promising man with two thousand stones, it was normal for him to do this kind of thing. However, Gongsun Xun was a little too hasty and fast this time. Almost as soon as he took office, he used the most brutal method——

The family that was used to kill chickens and scare monkeys was actually accused of treason, and then the whole family was executed!

It’s not that no one is worried about this matter, so Shen Pei gave a special admonishment... His meaning is very clear, this is Youzhou, Junhou, your family and you have always had a high reputation here, there is no need to be like this.

Being rude can definitely be done with force and virtue, and things can be done beautifully.

In this regard, Gongsun Xun's reply is also very interesting. He said: "Every time, there will be changes! I will hurry up!"

This statement is incomprehensible, but Shen Zhengnan is a smart man and has followed Gongsun Xun all year round. He may not be as clear about some things as Lu Fan Lougui, but at this time, he recalled some of the other party's past actions and his rapid appointment this time.

Although he did not act, he also felt a little disillusioned and immediately shut up.

And when Shen Pei, who had always advocated respecting the rules for the rich and powerful, did not say anything, then the local powerful right in Zhuojun were really helpless for a while... Because as Shen Pei said, Zhuojun is a place where

Although it is next to Zhongshan, it is already a place in Youzhou. The Gongsun family's influence here, coupled with Gongsun Xun's own reputation here, is simply not comparable to other places!

If coupled with the blessing of the dignified governor of this county who is like the king of a country, not to mention doing whatever they want, at least these people are like the common people of Lu Zuo in front of Gongsun Xun... Why do the so-called weak resist?

There is really no food left at home, what a fart! If you don’t die of hunger, are you like a mantis?

As a result, these wealthy people in Zhuo County were stunned and had no choice but to let the government send their money, grain, cloth, livestock, and various materials into the government treasury in a robbery-like manner.

Then he hid in his home and shivered, not even daring to go out on the street.

The second thing is to recruit rangers and prepare county soldiers.

It is easy to understand how to prepare county soldiers, but to recruit rangers... Youzhou's rangers are famous all over the world. Liu Bei, Jian Yong, and Zhang Fei are actually all standard Youzhou rangers. Compared with the rangers in the south, these people are not

They are not afraid of death, but say that they generally have one more horse than the southern rangers, and some people have one more long soldier, and generally they value military merit more.

And this time Gongsun Xun did not cut it across the board. While he dealt with and rounded up the "rogue rangers" in the city, he also publicly launched a recruitment campaign and went to the countryside to gather those more reputable ranger groups.

The former cannot be done without rounding up, because once chaos breaks out, these scoundrels who depend on the city will soon become the source of unrest. As for gathering the latter...the purpose is self-evident.

It is worth mentioning that Gongsun Xun left this matter to the new thief Cao Yu and Liu Bei... It can only be said that the latter, as a local snake, is indeed the best candidate for this matter.

The third thing is to inspect the spring plowing.

The weather has warmed up relatively quickly this year, so people have been trying to plow since mid-January. As the newly appointed governor, Gongsun Xun spent almost the entire time in Liangbei County from mid-January to early February.

The township went to the Qiuguo area in the west of the county to inspect spring plowing.

From the perspective of several confidants, they thought that their emperor was trying to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, deliberately paralyzing the increasingly dense Taiping Dao eyeliners. However, what they never expected was that Gongsun Xun himself did not say that,

The latter is really supervising the spring plowing seriously!

By the way, after arriving in Zhuojun, Gongsun Xun suddenly discovered something, that is, the power of Taiping Dao in Youzhou was far inferior to that of Jizhou... This can be seen from the word "Jiazi" on the gates of government offices in various places!

For example, here in Zhuo County, Gongsun Xun of Fanyang City in the south saw with his own eyes these two words written on the gates of official temples, but these two words were nowhere to be seen in the large and small official temples in Zhuo County! Then, the people sent out reported that it was said that Zhuo County

There is one in Fangcheng on the southeast side of the county, but not in Liangxiang in the north.

So, Gongsun Xun quickly sent people to check the neighboring counties, only to find that it was similar - Guangyang County next door, Anci in the south, Ji County in the middle (the capital of later generations), and Changping City in the north.

But there is none; further east in Yuyang County, Quanzhou in the southeast, Yongnu has it, but Hunu, Anle, and Yuyang City in the northwest do not!

Next, Lou Gui's secret investigation of the local Taiping Dao forces also echoed this statement. As far as we know, a state as big as Youzhou actually only has one big party and one small party from Taiping Dao, and then they are all gathered together.

In the southeast corner of Youzhou, there is not much power from the north at all.

This is of course understandable, because ten of the eleven counties in Youzhou are border counties! In the border counties, we must guard against the Xianbei people, the Wuhuan people, and the miscellaneous Hus... The local area

Powerful families are generally willing to give up some benefits in exchange for the unity of the lower class.

In other words, for most areas in Youzhou, local ethnic conflicts and border troubles have actually effectively alleviated class conflicts!

In fact, Gongsun Xun had noticed and realized this very early when he was traveling between Youji and Hebei...but he just didn't think about it from the perspective of Taiping Road.

Of course, this is a good thing anyway!

From this perspective, it is easier to understand Gongsun Xun's hard work supervising spring plowing in the north of the county at this time - the world will be in chaos, but if the enemy can be resisted to the south of Zhuoxian County, the people in the north will be able to

The next seed may save one more life in the future... maybe!

In the blink of an eye, it was mid-February, and Gongsun Xun no longer hesitated and immediately began to mobilize the military forces of the county.

First of all, except Han Dang who was guarding Gongsun Xun, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Qian Zhao, Wei Yue, Yang Kai and others entered the military camp one after another.

Secondly, Shen Pei single-handedly led a group of troops out of Beixin City, which is located to the west of Fanyang City. The orders he received were to train soldiers on the spot, renovate the city walls, strictly guard against thieves, and form a rivalry with Fanyang City!

At this moment, the thoughts that Shen Zhengnan had because he was late in getting the news completely disappeared... After all, when the matter comes, being entrusted with the sole responsibility of protecting the prefecture's uncle is worth more than any words of trust.

So neat! So, this famous scholar from Hebei immediately promised Gongsun Xun that as long as he was around, he would never let the city be lost! Then he generously went to his post.

At this point, how can I hide it from others?

So on February 14th, Guo Xun, the governor of Youzhou in Fanyang, sent his confidants to work. Wei You, a local celebrity in Youzhou who was promoted from Youbeiping, came straight to Zhuoxian County!

"Who?" In the afternoon, Gongsun Xun was chatting with his clan brother Gongsun Yue who had just arrived. Of course he had expected that Guo Xun sent someone to ask, but he was stunned for a moment because the person who came was actually somewhat familiar.

"It's Wei You." Gongsun Yue was still honest and sincere after three years of idleness. "Wei Gong is a famous scholar in Youbeiping. He is considered a native of our hometown. Moreover, he has always been on good terms with our Gongsun family. He is also older. I don't want my brother.

Too lazy..."

"I see."

By the way, Gongsun Xun originally thought that this person was some kind of 'Hero of the Three Kingdoms'. He never imagined that he was a famous person in his hometown, so he thought that this familiarity was because he had heard about it when he was a boy. But no matter what, since Guo Xun

Sending such a personage indeed seemed very sincere, so Gongsun Xun agreed and led his brothers to greet him personally.

Wei You does not appear to be forty years old this year, but his expression shows fatigue, as if he is physically weak and unable to walk.

But fortunately, Gongsun Xunjing was an elder in the village and did not show any airs at all. Instead, he entertained him in the back house like a junior, which made this famous person in Peiping sigh for a moment.

"You have several talented people from the Gongsun family, such as Bo Gui (Gongsun Zan) who was the county magistrate of Zhuo County before; such as Maocai, who is now the minister's Wen Dian (Gongsun Fan); and such as the person in front of you.

I have seen Wen Chao (Gongsun Yue) many times before, who kept filial piety and integrity at home... But you just got to meet Wen Qi today, but you don't want to be so generous and polite." After sitting down, he offered eggs with added eggs.

After drinking hot ginger soup, unexpectedly, after Wei You regained his breath, he did not talk directly about business matters. Instead, he really commented on the four brothers Gongsun and Sun in the manner of an elder, just like the celebrities in the village meeting each other.

Gongsun Xun, who was sitting in the main seat, burst into laughter for a moment: "What Duke Wei said is interesting. Why can't I be tolerant and polite? And listening to what Duke Wei means, it's not just me, but all the brothers in my clan are also tolerant."

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Wei You also shook his head and chuckled: "Perhaps I am just making a wild guess. But as far as I know, you Gongsun family's descendants have a lot of similarities, so I will take a look at the leopard and judge the three after seeing them... Wen Qi

Want to hear it?"

"Wei Gong said it bluntly." The other party didn't talk about business, and Gongsun Xun didn't care.

"First, Duosheng, a descendant of your family, is handsome, tall, and has excellent martial arts skills."

"That's true..."

"This is a natural thing. Jun's family is from a famous family in the border county, and many officials have military positions." Wei You analyzed it as if he was asking a question. "It has been a family tradition for several generations."

"What Mr. Wei said is true." Gongsun Xun could only nod in praise.

"Secondly, the children of your noble family, especially the young ones in recent years, have many merchants and wealth." Wei You continued, and then took the initiative to analyze it. "This is also reasonable and reasonable. When large families live together, it is inevitable that they will gradually

We were born into rich and poor people, but there happened to be an Amway number among the nobles, which was the only one outside the Great Wall and Bohai Sea... You young people have been exposed to the benefits of money and trade since you were young, so naturally you will have some importance."

"It's irrefutable." Gongsun Xun and Gongsun Yue looked at each other and admitted outright.

"Thirdly, the children of your noble family tend to be arrogant. When their official rank and status are low, they can cover up their arrogance. But once they reach a high position, they can no longer hide their arrogance, and they especially look down on people like me.

Such an innocent scholar!" As he spoke, Wei You calmly put down the soup bowl in his hand, but unknowingly changed his title. "I wonder if you think what I said is right?"

Gongsun Xun laughed dumbly, but did not answer.

"Your Majesty, what I said is not unreasonable." Wei You stared at the shamelessly young nobleman in front of him and said seriously, and the egg strings on his beard swayed up and down with his words. "That day.

When your eldest brother, Gongsun Bogui, went to take office in the Liaodong vassal state, he passed by Youbeiping and paid a special visit to me. At that time, he was as humble and polite as when you two went out to greet me just now. But after he made great achievements outside the Great Wall,

, came here to Zhuo County and became the magistrate of Qianshi County. When he met me again, he could not hide his arrogance. Moreover, all the people who came to the official temple in Suli were merchants and alchemists, and they were all interested in scholars and children of the county's noble families.

Reciprocating coldly..."

Gongsun Yue couldn't help but interjected: "Wei Gong thinks too much. My eldest brother is indeed a bit... a bit arrogant, but the brother in front of me is very capable and polite..."

"Ah Yue has fallen into the trap of Wei Gong." Gongsun Xun said suddenly before Wei You could speak. "He wanted you to defend me, and then asked me why I was rude to Fang Bo if I followed the etiquette.

There is some deception... Wei Gong, is what I said correct?"

Gongsun Yue immediately fell silent, and Wei You was also caught off guard.

"Wei Gong." Gongsun Xun looked at the other party and continued to smile. "You and I are from the same country and are elders. What can't you say directly? Doing this kind of speaking will only make you angry."

"That's what you meant." Wei You looked quite embarrassed, but after all he stood up and saluted seriously. "Please give me a formal reply, why did the county gather so many soldiers, horses, grain, grass, and supplies, and also asked my uncle to take a rest in Fan Yang...

Is there going to be a war?"

"It's just a temporary guess!" Gongsun Xun was sitting on the main seat, with a calm expression on his face, but he expressed his "guesses" about Taiping Road one by one.

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"That's it." After a long conversation, Gongsun Xun said frankly. "Since I was in the Zhao State, I have been working with the then Jizhou Governor and now the Nanyang Prefect... Well, maybe not anymore... Anyway, at that time
To be continued...